Initially I Had Intended To Study Medicine,

It Is Like A Voyage Of Discovery Into Unknown Lands, Seeking Not For New Territory But For New Knowledge. It Should Appeal To Those With A Good Sense Of Adventure.

After Taking My B.a. Degree In 1939 I Remained At The University For A Further Year To Take An Advanced Course In Biochemistry, And Surprised Myself And My Teachers By Obtaining A First Class Examination Result.

Science Is Not Like The Olympic Games Or Something Where There's A Lot Of People All Trying To Win Gold Medals, And If You Don't Get A Gold Medal, You're Nothing. There Are Actually A Lot Of People Working Together And Contributing To The Science - And The Science Is The Important Thing.

Influenced By Him, And Probably Even More So By My Brother Theodore A Year Older Than Me, I Soon Became Interested In Biology And Developed A Respect For The Importance Of Science And The Scientific Method.

Initially I Had Intended To Study Medicine, But Before Going To University I Had Decided That I Would Be Better Suited To A Career In Which I Could Concentrate My Activities And Interests More On A Single Goal Than Appeared To Be Possible In My Father's Profession.